----This also comes the first internet incarnation of Rasslin Riot. I posted these on RPSW every week covering Memphis and Bert Prentice's promotion out of Jonesboro, AR. I attended A LOT of his shows.USWA 4/13/96 - 1000th SHOW!!!!!
MATCHES: Battle Royal To Crown New USWA TV Champion: Jesse James
Armstrong was the winner...Cyber Punks beat Headbangers.
ANGLES: Lots of clips from the past were shown...Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dave Brown, and Lance Russell were given plaques for
apprecation...Dundee didn't want his so Samantha presented him with a picture frame full of Dundee photos...Dundee jumped Fire over their match and smashed the glass frame on his head...Clips were shown from last Monday night of Reggie B Fine/MOM vs Spot/Lawler/Brian Christopher - Brickhouse Brown returned to the area and ethered Brian C, so Mabel could pin him...Brian C/Armstrong introduced a new Moondog - Rover.
RAMBLES: It was great with all the classic clips. This is a keeper show for tape collectors. Contact me if you are interested...Full card for Monday night (4/15) - All Tickets for $5 to Celebrate 1000 shows on Channel 5 out of Memphis - Head Bangers vs David Haskins/Tony Williams; Tony Falk vs Yoshi Kwan; USWA Ladies Title Match: Ms Texas vs Samantha; Mask vs $2,500: Tommy Rich vs Cyber Punk Ice; Dundee's Retirement vs His Van back (he lost to Fire last week): Dundee vs Cyber Punk Fire; Anything Goes Match: Brian C/Moondogs/Armstrong vs MOM/RBFine/BHBrown; and Unified Title Match: Lawler vs Jeff Jarrett...Jarrett returned on TV and is back in action Monday night. He said talking about the TV 5 studios - "this represents history, represents tradition, and represents what wrestling is really about." I agree. He promised to take the belt back vs Lawler and claim himself the "Kingpin" of Memphis wrestling...Vader is scheduled for a spot town on 4/26, so I look for a big Vader angle on 4/27 TV...Samantha is the new manager of the Head Bangers. She sprayed perfume in Thrasher's eyes, which lead to them doing a job...The last four people in the battle royal were Brian C/Head Bangers/Armstrong. Armstrong seem to help get Brian out, but nothing was mentioned. Then Amstrong flipped both Bangers over the top turnbuckle. Yoshi Kwan stayed in a long time also. Scott Bowden jumped at the front of the battle royal, but Brian C eliminated him...The USWA TV Title will be defended every week on TV.
NORTH AMERICAN ALL STAR WRESTLING 4/13/96
MATCHES: North American Title Match: Colorado Kid beat Bull
Pain...Justin St. John vs Man Mountain Mike (ending not shown)
ANGLES: Justin St. John interrupts Colorado Kid's interview and
challenges him. They shove each other, then Kid slappedJustin...St. John interrupts a interview being tape of Colorado Kid's children (Michael JR & Kindra) for their daddy. St. John picked on the kids, then poked at the little girl. He then ran off the set and got some shaving cream & sprayed it all over the kids. The Kid returned and was pissed doing an interview with him tearing off his shirt and giving St. John a title show today in Popular Bluff, MO.
RAMBLES: The angle with the kids was classic. It was really funny. Totally original. St. John is only 19 years old, but he is a damn good heel...Also funny was what Kid said after slapping St. John - "He is like a kid, when they get in your face you have to slap them." Is this how Kid treats his children??...Also scheduled for today at 2:00 PM in Popular Bluff is a Loser Leaves Town Match: Spiders vs Giant Warrior/Colorado Kid...They will be having a 1-hour show next week celebrating Kid's one year anniversary as North American Champ...Kid vs Dundee scheduled for April 25th in Doniphan, MO...Kid vs Pain bout was real good. Pain looks to have lost weight - mainly muscle. He is bald now...Prentice said after the St. John angle on the kids - "This was not an act. It wasn't rehearsed like you see on other shows."
OTHER INDYS: More news from the St. Louis indy scene: The MMWA
puts on a monthly card where they draw between 300-500 people. They seem to have a core of solid workers and are beginning to put on road shows...They have shows coming up on April 20 at the South Broadway Athletic Club. Ticket prices are *very* resonable, $5.00 in advance $6.00 at the door. They also are doing a show at Crystal City High School on Friday May 3...Also reported was that St. Louis Rams Demarco Farr probally did that April 1, CSWA show for free. I've been told that he's a *huge* wrestling fan and has talked to some of the other local promoters about doing some work for them...A funny story I got about Farr that I couldn't confirm, but I thought I would pass it along anyway: As a kid they had a contest to get to meet Hogan. You were supposed to collect the box tops from the cereal you ate and send it in. The one with the most would get to meet him. Farr went around on his bike and stole all kinds of box tops so he could win.
